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Topic: A Game of Thrones (HBO) (Read 24993 times)

Game of Thrones is the best show currently on television. I've watched every episode multiple times and still am constantly blown away by the ending of Episode 9, "Baelor." My jaw smashed into the floor pretty hard. Seeing Rob Stark quickly growing up on screen is pretty neat.

I am always glad when I feel like a "find' a show on my own. I hadn't read (or even heard of the books) nor had I really heard much of anything about the series. Then sometime back in February or March I caught a trailer on HBO and was really intrigued. I instantly knew that it looked like it could be something special, and that I'd enjoy it. The best part about it is that my girl watched it with me and is just as into to it as I am.

Great news! Peter Dinklage has been amazing in his role as Tyrion. He certainly has one of the most interesting character arcs of the series. Lena Headey has also been pretty remarkable as Cersei. I had to do a double-take when I first found that she was the same actress who played the Queen in 300.

I've been re-watching the series these past few days on HBO On Demand, and it's remarkable just how much detail has been worked into the entire series. Perhaps it seems like it's getting a little more depth since I've started reading the novels and I notice that much more.

Looking forward to season 2, I have to wonder how the showrunners will handle some things. Will we get a name actor as Stannis Baratheon, for starters?